While the lives of child stars appear to be seemingly easy with the wealth that fame brings, the death of Austin Majors showed that sometimes it can come with an everlasting struggle.
Panettiere revealed that she had been battling an addiction to alcohol and opioids after being introduced to drugs at 15. Other former child stars have a similar story.
George Wisner, a Corvallis Gazette-Times reporter for nearly 20 years, has died after a two-year battle with colon cancer.
Wisner, 79, who died Tuesday, worked for the paper from 1972-1990, earning praise for his âhard-nosedâ news reporting. Those who knew him also will remember his wide range of interests and passion for life.
Buddhist monks light candles to commemorate Visakha Bucha Day, a celebration of the birth, enlightenment and death of the Lord Buddha held on the full moon of the third lunar month in the Buddhist calendar, at Wat Dhammakaya Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Bangkok.
âGeorge had a nose for news and a natural instinct for a good story,â said John Bragg, a G-T photographer who often worked with Wisner. âHis stories were built of humor, compassion, sobriety and sometimes a touch of the outlandish.â